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Engineering & Science Notable Quote Archive #19

The
number of statements uttered verbally and/or in print is uncountable. Some are more noteworthy than others either because of sheer brilliance,
good humor, or utter inanity. We all hope our own remembered words, if any, fall into one of the first two categories rather than the third.
I do a lot of reading and find many notable quotes to use that fit the theme of RF Cafe; they fall into all three categories. I always try to
verify quotes from original sources or at least from printed books like
The Experts Speak, of which I own a hard copy. Enjoy.

"Would the unit of time equal to
30,589 Earth days
(orbital period of the 7th planet) be called the Uranushertz?" - Kirt Blattenberger,
RFCafe.com1/26/2011

"We used to know how to do high-temp electronics when we had vacuum tubes." Sanjay Limaye, in discussing survival
of the SAGE Venus
lander1/26/2011

"Of course not. But I understand it works even if you don't believe in it." - Niels Bhor, asked whether he
believes in superstition with his "lucky" horseshoe 1/19/2011

"In astronomy, the only numbers are one, two, and infinity. So if you get two, there are probably lots more."
- Philip Morrison, MIT physicist, in SciAm 1/12/2011

"You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great." - Anon
1/5/2011

"...Second, you need to pick a good partner. It's like picking a great wife: If you get that right, everything
else is easier." -
Bill
Draper, venture capitalist12/29/2010

"Electronics in general are pretty much magic, as long as you don't let the smoke out." - Joe Wolin,
EEWeb12/22/2010

"In the heat of battle my father wove a tapestry of obscenities that as far as we know is still hanging in
space over Lake Michigan." – Ralphie,
A Christmas Story (my 2nd favorite Christmas show, after A Charlie Brown Christmas)
12/15/2010

"It is quite impossible that the noble organs of human speech could be replaced by ignoble, senseless metal."
- Jean Bouillaud, prior to
witnessing Edison's phonograph12/8/2010

"When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right;
when he states that something is impossible, he is probably wrong." Arthur C. Clarke's 1st Law 12/1/2010

"Engineering is the art of organizing and directing men and controlling the forces and materials of nature
for the benefit of the human race." -
Henry G. Stott (1907) 11/24/2010

May her rest be long and placid,She added Water to the Acid,The other girl did as she oughter,
She added Acid to the Water.Mnemonic that could save your eyes11/17/2010